What to Send up When it Goes Down
PRODUCTION HALTED DUE TO COVID-19
About My Design:
What to Send Up When It Goes Down puts our society on trial. A trial that questions what we value and how we treat those around us, specifically, people of color. This show highlights the absurdity of anti-blackness in our society.
Through my design, I highlight the use of “empty” space to keep black people oppressed and isolated. I create a metaphor in using the total blackness of the silhouettes against the brightness of the background to expose the way we judge and isolate blackness in our society against a white background.
"As lines between characters and actors--as well as observers and observed--blur, a dizzying series of vignettes builds to a climactic moment in which performance and reality collide, highlighting the absurdity of anti-Blackness in our society. Through facilitation and dialogue we must decide how to cope, resist, and move forward."
Production Credits:
Director: Elizabeth Van-Dyke
Lighting Designer: Joshua Rusinov
Scenic Designer: Ryan Dziedziech (ryandziedziechdesign.com)
Sound Designer: Victoria Corbalis
Technical Director: Kyle McMahon
Production Stage Manager: Sarah Joseph
Venue:C.M.F.T. Performance Theater, Purchase. NY
Year: 2020
Photo Credits:
Tyler Thompson
Unique Challenges/Elements:
This production of What to Send Up When it Goes Down was done in a 35’ by 50’ by 20’ black box.
This theater contains a complete wire-rope tension grid
Done in 3/4 thrust configuration
The theater was divided into 2 sections
The primary playing space
The entrance gallery/exhibition space
The show contained a custom size CYC with no nearby lighting positions
Light Plot/Drafting Packet:
